Combination tie and collar fastener



H. s. SMITH. COMBINATION TIE AND COLLAR FASIENER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, I920- Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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COMBINATION TIE AND COLLAR FASTENEBQ Application filed J'unel,

To all whom it may concern: 7 Be it known that I, HOWAPD' STANLEY SMITH,of the city of Winnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba, Canada, haveinvent ed certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Tie andCollar Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in combination tie and collarfasteners and the object ofthe invention is to provide a fastener in theform of a releasable button to which a tie can be permanently attachedand which is utilized not only to hold the tie in position on the collarbut also to fasten the collar to the neck band of a shirt.

A further object is to construct the fastener in a simple, durable andinexpensivemanner and so that it can be readily ipulated when in use toeither fasten or" WVith the above'more important objects iii- I view theinvention consists essentially in a shank having adjustingopenings-therein and terminating in a fixed head, a sleeve slidablymounted on the shank, a head 10- I cated at one end of the shank and ajamming flange at the other, a tie permanently attached to the latterhead and a spring pressed dog carried bythe sleeve and adapt-- ed toenter one or other ofthe adjusting openings, the parts being arrangedand constructed as hereinafter more particularly described and laterpointed out in the append-- ed claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a front view of a tie and collarin their natural position and as held by my fastener. 1

Fig, 2 is an enlargeddetailed vertical sectional view through thefastener as it appears in use.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the fastener with the shank undone.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the parts as they appear in Figure 3.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view at 5-5 Fig. 4:. r

In the drawing like characters of refer- Specification of Lettersratent. P3,f9ntd Apr; 25; 1922,

1920. Serial no 385,746.

ence indicate corresponding .parts in-the several figures.

As herein before intimated this device is- I in the-nature of abuttonlconstructednot 1 and in so doing makes the operation. ofattaching the collarand tie a very convenient one.

I have not considered it necessary to en large on the details of the.neck band or collar as these are such common co1nmodities thatthey .arewell understood.

Thecollar is indicated at 1 and the neck band of the shirt at 2.; Theend-flaps 3 and 4 of the collar are provided with the customary collarbutton openings and are lapped in thevordinary way when the collar isattached in order to bring two button holes into registrati0n.-'

' The lapping ends of theneck band are collar button openings andthrough the butcollar flaps I pass the shank. of vmy fastener which isconstructedin; detail as now de: scribed.

5 .is a flatme tallic shank provided with a ton openings of the shirtneck band and the f number of adjusting openings 6 and carried-by adisclikegor flat head 7. .The shank is adapted to pass through the buttonopenings of the neck band and collar and, when inserted has the head Tatthe inner side of the neck band and the tip of the shank projectingforwardly beyond the collarifiaps.

8 is a sleeve slidably receiving theshank andprovided at one end with ajam flange 9 and at the other end with an enlarged head 10. The sleevecarries a releasable fastening device for connecting the sleeve to theshank, such being in the form of an L-shaped lever 11 fitted at one endwith a. dog orcatch 12 and at'the other end with a finger piece 13, thelever being pivotally secured to the sleeve by side arms 14 and 15-having their ends pivotally mounted as indicated at 16 and 17 .in thesides of the sleeve,

. An opening 18 is provided in the sleeve to allow the dog or catch toenter one or other of the adjusting openings 6 in the shank and the dogis normally pressed inwardly towards the shank by the action of a coiledspring 19 inserted between the finger piece vided with spring like sideextensions, 20 and'2l which rest on the top side of the head 10.

The end or tip of the shank is tapered so that when the shank isinserted in the sleeve and pressed inwardly the tip of the shank willengage the dog and force it out against the actionof the spring and assoon as the dog reaches one of the openings it will antomatically enterthe opening and lock the sleeve to the shank.

If one desires to enter the dog in the sec- 0nd or third openings hepresses down on the finger piece to hold the dog out during the intervalthat the sleeve is being forced in and then releases the dog when theopening is reached.

' The sleeve can be removed from the shank by pressing the finger pieceto release the catch or ca-o-g and the arrangement of the head 10 andfinger piece is such that the action is an easy one as one wouldnaturally grasp the head between the first finger and thumb and pressthe thumb and finger together to force in the finger piece and relievethe catch.

The tie 22, which in the present instance is a bow tie, is formed fromseveral pieces fastened together such as by sewing and held by thesewing to the sleeve and head. The knot part 23 or the tie passes aroundthe head and over the lever and is sewn in place to the wings 24 and 25at the-back of the head. i

"As the material of the tie is cloth it is very flexible so that it doesnot interfere with the operation of the lever although it encloses thesame. The finger piece can be manipulated by a finger and thumb actionas previously described by pressing inwardly with the finger and thumbas indicated at 26 and 27 Fig. 2. The spring like arms 20 and 21 serveto keep the knot part of the tie spread and here I might explain that ifthese extensions were not provided the bow part of the tie would behumped at the centre and would present an irregular appearance.

l Vhilst I have shown a bow tie attached to the head 10, it will beobvious that a fourin-hand or any other type of made up tie could besewn to the head.

The adjusting openings are made so that when the collar end flaps havebeen placed on the shank they can be tightly jammed in place between thehead 7 and the flange 9 and held jammed by the action of the dog in aselected opening. By this jamming action the applied tie is rigidlyheld; in place and as the shank is a flat one there is no tendency torotation.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A combination tie and collar fastenercomprising a shank passing through the tastening flaps of the collar andprovided at the inner end with a head and atie carrying head detachablyconnected to the outer end of the shank and provided with a jam flangeengaging the front collar flap. V

2. A combination tie and collar fastener comprising a shank passingthrough the tastening flaps of the collar and provided at the inner endwith a head,a sleeve slidably mounted on the shank in advance of thecollar flaps and provided at the end adjacent the collar fiaps with ajam flange and at the other end with an enlarged head, a tie comprisinga fiat shank provided at one end with a head and supplied with adjustingopenings, a sleeve slidably mounted on the shank and provided at one endwith a jam flange and atthe other end with an enlarged:

head and a spring pressed catch carried by the sleeve and adapted toengage one or other of the ad usting openings 1n the shank,

said catch being formed to provide a. fingerpiece located at the top ofthe head carried by the sleeve.

4. A. combined tie and collar fastener comprising a flat shank providedat oneend with a head and supplied with adjusting openings, a sleeveslidably mounted: on the shank and provided'at one end with a jam flangeand at the other end with an. enlarged head, a substantially L-shapedlever pivot' ally mounted. on thesleeve and provided at one end withv acatch. engageable with. one 7 or other of the adjustingopenings in. the

shank and at theother end. with a finger piece overlying the top ofthe-head of the

